Ladies and gentlemen, I’m happy to announce that the Uni Watch membership program is officially open for business. Thanks for your patience, your suggestions, and your enthusiasm for the membership …
Month: May 2007
C(r)aptastic
I know some of you are sick of all Mets chatter on this site, but there are reasons why they keep coming up for discussion. Among them: No other team …
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men Uniforms
For years — long before I came up with the idea for Uni Watch — my favorite spot at the Baseball Hall of Fame was the third floor, where they …
Monday Open Thread
Between his own outfit, his wife’s outfit, and the victory wreath, Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti was a study in colors yesterday. Happy Decoration Day, folks. I’ll be spending mine …
Sunday Open Thread
Paul might think soccer is silly because of photos like this, but we all know that the sport is worthy of in-depth coverage (or at least a weekend open thread). …
Saturday Open Thread
Do coaches really need to be presented with a jersey when they’re announced at team press conferences? On a side note, Michael Jordan seems to have the same taste in …
Sleeveless in Chicago
Before we get started with today’s entry: I ended up making an important addition to yesterday’s ESPN column at about noon eastern. If you read it prior to then and …
Hero Worship
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: I love ripple effects. Case in point: Two or three weeks ago I got an e-mail from Ronnie Poore, telling me …
Uni Watch Grab Bag
Coupla things I’ve been meaning to get to, all of them slightly bigger than typical Ticker fare but not quite weighty enough to merit full-scale blog entries of their own. …
Initialize This
Last Tuesday I had a small Ticker item about how the old Cincinnati Stingers of the WHA used to put first intials. in addition to last names, on the back …
They Play Like a Mickey Mouse Team, So….
You probably know that the Devil Rays played a few “home” games in Orlando last week at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex, which, despite having only 9000 seats, …
Saturday Open Thread
I’m just going to say, I love the Brewers’ throwbacks. It just reminds me of Robin Yount and good baseball. Yeah, I know a ton of other stuff was going …
It’s All in the Wrist
If you think I was a Scrooge for giving the thumbs-down to MLB’s pink Mother’s Day wristbands, that’s nothing compared to what umpire Bill Welke did in Houston on Wednesday …
Birthday Boy Blog
Exactly one year ago today, I uploaded this entry, thereby launching the site you’re now reading. At the time, I had two primary concerns: (1) Would anyone notice? (2) What …
Treasures from the Vault
We all know that weird things can happen during All-Star Games. The problem is, not many of them have been properly documented for posterity. But a reader who prefers to …